Nhan Dan – The Ministry of Construction (MOC) is seeking the Prime Minister’s approval to hire a French company to create a master plan to establish the future direction for the Hanoi Metropolitan Area.
Nhan Dan – The Prime Minister has approved the formation of an asset management company which will purchase non-performing loans from banks in an effort to speed up the clean-up of bad debts, which is preventing banks from providing more business loans and dampening economic growth.
Many foreign entrepreneurs and experts working in Vietnam have become attached to the country and most say that Vietnam has enormous potential for further development.
Nhan Dan Online – Export revenue in the first half of May reached US$5.11 billion, bringing the total year-to-date export revenue through May 15 to US$44.21 billion, up 16.4% when compared to the same period last year according to the General Department of Customs.
Nhan Dan – Nearly 100 domestic and international business organisations are participating in the fifth Environment and Energy Technology International Exhibition (Entech) Hanoi 2013, which opens at the Vietnam Exhibition and Fair Centre (VEFAC) on May 29.
A pilot large-scale paddy field model implemented in Hung Dao commune, Dong Trieu district, northern Quang Ninh province has seen good results, said a conference hosted by the provincial agricultural sector on May 20.
The HCM City administration has approved an expansion project for the Cat Lai ferry station, which connects District 2 of HCM City with the Nhon Trach district in Dong Nai province.
Nhan Dan Online – The Vietnam Food Association recently announced that year-to-date through May 16, Vietnam has exported 2.385 million tonnes of rice, which has generated revenue of US$1.087 billion.
Nhan Dan Online - An additional 33,000 tonnes of rice from Vietnam will reach Haiti in the coming weeks, following the first shipment of 400 tonnes in March.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc gave the order on May 19 to start the construction of a highway connecting Da Nang and Quang Ngai, one of the nation’s key projects in a concerted effort to facilitate socio-economic development in the central region.
Japan's Lixil Group wants to expand its American Standard sanitary ware factory in the southern province of Binh Duong , Group Chairman Toshimasa Iue said during a recent visit to the province to seek investment opportunities.
Nhan Dan Online – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc pressed a button on May 18 to start construction on two tunnels through the Phuoc Tuong and Phu Gia passes on National Highway 1A through Phu Loc district in Thua Thien - Hue province.
Nhan Dan Online – The new Thi Cau Bridge across the Cau River linking northern Bac Ninh and Bac Giang provinces opened to traffic on May 17 after 15 months of construction.
Two-way trade between Vietnam and Cambodia in the first four months of the year reached US$1.3 billion, a 10 percent rise over the same period last year.
Nhan Dan Online – The Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) and Vietnam Communications Corporation (VCCorp) signed a strategic agreement in Hanoi on May 17.
Nhan Dan – The Hanoi People’s Committee has approved a proposal by the Ministry of Transport to build the Mai Dich – Nam Thang Long elevated highway as part of the capital’s third ring road.
A Vietnamese delegation led by Vice Foreign Minister Ho Xuan Son attended the 2nd Vice Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) in Savannakhet province, Laos on May 16.
The Ha Long Shipbuilding Co., Ltd under the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) on May 15 started work on the building of four tugs for Damen Shipyards Group of Holland.
Nhan Dan – The Ministry of Construction (MOC) is seeking the Prime Minister’s approval to hire a French company to create a master plan to establish the future direction for the Hanoi Metropolitan Area.
Japan's Lixil Group wants to expand its American Standard sanitary ware factory in the southern province of Binh Duong , Group Chairman Toshimasa Iue said during a recent visit to the province to seek investment opportunities.
